Poutine is a traditional Canadian recipe (from Quebec) for a classic dish of chips (fries) or fried potato served topped with gravy, cheese curds and pieces of crisp-fried smoked bacon. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Canadian version of: Poutine.
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A classic dish from Quebec in Canada and an example of Canadian street food. This has been described as the National Dish of Canada.
Ingredients:
4 slices smoked streaky bacon
500g chip potatoes
1 bay leaf
1 tbsp pork fat
10g unsalted butter
1 tbsp plain flour
200ml beef stock
100ml chicken stock
50ml malt vinegar
150g curd cheese or hard mozzarella
freshly-ground black pepper, to taste
Method:
Fry the bacon until crisp in a frying pan over a medium heat. Allow to cool, then chop into coarse crumbs and set aside.
Place the potatoes into a pan of salted water and add the bay leaf, bring to a boil and simmer for 5 minutes to soften. Drain and allow to cool. Cut into chips (fries) and set aside to cool.
Melt the pork fat and butter in a frying pan on high heat, once melted add the flour and cook for 2 minutes. Add the stocks, whisking continually until thickened. Simmer for a few minutes and season with plenty of black pepper.
Fill a deep-fat fryer or a large, deep, heavy-bottomed pan two-thirds full with the oil. Heat to 150C. Blanch the potatoes in the hot oil for a few minutes, then remove and drain on kitchen paper.
Turn the fryer up to 180C and fry the potatoes until crisp, drain on kitchen paper.
Toss the potatoes in salt and a little malt vinegar, add the cheese curds or mozzarella immediately and spoon over the gravy. Top with the bacon crumbs and serve.
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